Display-rack.



C. C. GEIGER.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLmA'rIoN FILED JAN. 11. 1910.

968,933. Patented Aug.30,191o.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CALVIN C. GEIGER, OF BLUFFTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO ISAAC T. EVANS, OFCOLUMBUS, OHIO.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

Application filed January 11, 1910. Serial No. 537,502.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN C. GEIGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bluffton, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices upon which to display materials ofvarious kinds, more particularly lace curtains or hangings and similargoods, and has for its object to produce a simply constructed and easilyoperated device whereby a plurality of the curtains or other articlesmay be displayed in relatively separated and accessible positions andcollapsed or disposed in relatively close position when not required.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novelfeatures of construction as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation, it beingunderstood that the invention is not necessarilyy limited thereto, asvarious changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of theparts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings thus employed :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved device with curtain supporting members collapsed or closed, andFig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, partially in section. Fig. 3 is aview similar to Fig. 2 with the supporting members distended.

The improved device comprises a base member 10 preferably of wood andfastened in any suitable manner, as by screws 11 t0 the ceiling of astore or other apartment where it is desired to locate the device, theceiling` indicated at 12.

Attached to the base member 10 is a descendino' stud 13 upon which abracket 14 is mounted for rotation, the bracket having a supporting rail15 preferably semi-circular, and radial arms 16-17, the latter havingtransverse eyes at their terminals.

Mounted to swing from the bracket 14 as by pivots 18 are a plurality ofrack bars 19, the latter connected at their outer ends by flexiblemembers such as chains 20. The radial arm 16 extends among the bars 19,preferably centrally of the same.

Guide pulleys 21, 22 and 23 are connected to the base member 10.

A draw cord 24 is connected as at 25 to the outermost of the bars 19 atone side, and leads thence through the terminal eye of the radial arm 17and thence over the guide pulleys 21-22 and terminates in a grip knob 26convenient to the hand of the operator on the floor below. Another drawcord 27 is connected at 28 to the same bar 19 to which the draw cord 24is connected and leads thence through the terminal eye in the radial arm16 and thence through an eye 29 on the outermost bar 19 at the otherside and thence over the guide pulleys 23 and terminates in a grip knob30 adjacent to the grip knob 26. By this arrangement it will be obviousthat when the draw cord 27 is operated the bars 19 will be drawntogether, or collapsed as in Figs. 1 and 2, with the chains 20 hangingloosely in loops. Then when the other cord 24 is operated, the firstaction will draw the bar 19 to which the cords are connected outwardaway from its fellows until the first tiexible member 20 picks up thenext bar and so on around the whole half circle, the cord by passingthrough the radial arm 17 picking up the bracket 14 and rotating it withthe bars and placing them in the uniformly distended position, shown inFig. 2. Then when the bars are to be collapsed the cord 27 is operated,the first action causing the outermost bar to which the cords areattached to engage the next bar and so on consecutively, the bracket 14being also returned to its former position by the fact of the cord 27passing through the terminal eye of the arm 16, as will be obvious.

The rack bars 19 may be of any required length and any number may beemployed, and may be used for displaying goods of various kinds, but, asbefore stated, the display rack is more particularly adapted fordisplaying lace curtains and similar fabrics.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A displayrack comprising a base, a bracket mounted to rotate on said base, saidbracket having a curved supporting rail, rack bars pivotally mounted onsaid bracket, arms extending radially from said bracket and providedwith eyes, a draw cord connected to one of the outermost rack bars, saiddraw cord leading thence through the eye in one of said arms and throughan eye on one of said rack bars, another draw cord connected to said rstmentioned rack bar, said cords extending over pulleys and provided Withdepending members.

2. A display rack comprising a base, a bracket pivotally mounted on saidbase, a plurality of rack bars pivotally mounted on said bracket, saidrack bars being connected together at their outer ends by flexibleelements, draw cords each connected at one end to one of the outermostrack bars, and said cords leading over pulleys and provided withdepending members, by means of which the rack bars may be opened out orclosed together.

3. A. display rack comprising a base, a

semicircular bracket mounted to rotate on said base, radial armsextending outward from said bracket7 said arms being provided with eyes,rack bars pivotally mounted on said bracket, a cord connected to one ofthe outermost rack bars and extending thence through the eye of one ofsaid radial arms and through an eye on the other outer rack bar, andover a pulley, said draw cord having a depending member, by means ofwhich the rack bars may be closed one upon the other by drawing thecord, a separate cord connected to the first mentioned outer rack bar,said cord extending over pulleys and provided With a depending portionWhich may be drawn upon to open out the rack bars, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CALVIN C. GEIGER. Vitnesses:

FRANK A. EATON, J. S. STEMA.

